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Theresa May is facing fresh pressure over Brexit as it emerged that her former elections guru Sir Lynton Crosby is working with Eurosceptic Tories to kill off her Chequers plan.
Theresa May has batted away calls for a second EU referendum, saying such a move would be a "betrayal of democracy".
An analysis of more than one million tweets has revealed that abusive tweets about politicians more than doubled between 2015 and 2017.
A member of the Green Party has been suspended after her father acted as her election agent while facing a child rape charge.
HM Revenue & Customs are blocking celebrities from receiving honours if they’re found to be avoiding tax, it has been reported.
A senior Labour council leader has demanded an investigation into "bullying and intimidation" in the party.
A man from north London who plotted to kill Theresa May has been jailed for life.
Ministers have been accused of claiming "undue credit" for a new train discount card aimed at wooing millennials after it emerged that the scheme was originally dreamt up by rail firms.
A row has exploded in the Labour party over whether veteran MP Frank Field is still a member after he dramatically resigned the party whip.
Ministers have been accused of "smuggling out" news that London's flagship Crossrail project will be delayed by nine months.
Frank Field has suggested he could trigger a by-election after he dramatically resigned the party whip with a blast at Jeremy Corbyn.
Allies of Ruth Davidson have denied claims that she could enter the House of Lords as a way of joining Theresa May's government.
Up to 130,000 children could be at risk of missing out on a place at secondary school over the next five years, ministers have been warned.
The Foreign Secretary has accused search giant Google of failing to clamp down on online child abuse.
Diane Abbott has hit out at Theresa May after it emerged that three members of the Windrush generation wrongly deported have died in the Caribbean.
A new political party promising to "break the Westminster mould" has suffered a split before its formal launch.
Theresa May is pushing ahead with plans to double the tax on plastic bags to 10p - despite opposition from Chancellor Philip Hammond.
The explosive resignation of the Labour whip by top MP Frank Field must be a “major wake up call” for the party over anti-Semitism, Tom Watson has said.
Read the FULL letter by Birkenhead MP Frank Field as he resigns the Labour whip over anti-Semitism and bullying in the party.
A veteran Labour MP has dramatically resigned the party whip and accused Jeremy Corbyn of becoming “a force for anti-Semitism” in British politics.
Nothing should be done to make it harder for women to come forward with allegations of sexual harassment, Nicola Sturgeon has said.
Theresa May has defended her Chequers plan after her former top adviser branded it "the worst of all worlds".
The incoming treasurer of the Conservatives gave the party another £750,000 - as new figures revealed the party took part twice as many donations as Labour in the past three months.
Emmanuel Macron will use a crunch summit to urge his fellow European leaders to strike a Brexit deal with the UK, it has been reported.
Theresa May has pledged to build a new cyber centre in Nairobi in a bid to help Kenyan police track down British paedophiles online.
A bid by Alex Salmond to raise funds to pay for a legal case in the wake of allegations of sexual harassment by him when he was Scotland's first minister hit its target within hours of being launched.
Ministers are set to ban the sale of highly-caffeinated energy drinks to children in a bid to clamp down on childhood obesity and disruptive behaviour.
Alex Salmond has quit the SNP following allegations of sexual harassment while he was Scotland's first minister.
Michael Gove has called on France’s authorities to better protect British fishermen following an extraordinary clash between them and their French counterparts over access to scallops.
Britain may not reach a deal with the EU in time for the autumn European Council summit, Dominic Raab has admitted.
Two major Jewish groups have demanded Jeremy Corbyn undertakes a “deep cultural change” in their latest shot in the battle over the Labour anti-Semitism scandal.
A fresh Tory row has broken out after prominent Conservative Remainer Anna Soubry called for a halt to the party’s recruitment drive amid fears of infiltration by Ukip supporters.
Labour bosses have been criticised amid claims the party is preparing to finally adopt the globally-recognised definition of anti-Semitism.
Tim Farron has urged pro-EU Tory and Labour MPs to “grow a flipping backbone” and start a new centrist party which the Liberal Democrats should work with.
A government plan to stockpile six weeks’ worth of medicines in case of a no-deal Brexit could cost taxpayers up to £2bn, it has been claimed.
The freeze on housing benefit for private renters is increasing the risk of "poverty and homelessness", ministers have been warned.